Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1115 | 1460 | 1794 | 974 | 898 | 798 | 890 | 1429 | 1275 | 1237 | 1104 | 1087 | 1155 | 1264 | 1207 | 1249 | 1233 | 1197 | 1215 | 1266 | 1284 | 1284 | 1106 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.67m | 10:09PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.64m | 11:02PM1.52m | 11:29AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.46m | 4:03PM0.49m | 4:16AM0.48m | 4:53PM0.50m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1115 | 1115 | 970 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 716 | 1429 | 1275 | 1237 | 1104 | 1087 | 1155 | 1264 | 1207 | 1249 | 1233 | 1197 | 1215 | 1266 | 1284 | 1284 | 1106 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 377 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 243 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1460 | 1794 | 974 | 898 | 798 | 890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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